Article
Quantification of cytomegalovirus DNA in peripheral blood leukocytes by a branched-DNA signal amplification assay.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1997
Chernoff D N, Miner R C, Hoo B S, Shen L P, Kelso R J, Jekic-McMullen D, Lalezari J P, Chou S, Drew W L, Kolberg J A
Abstract excerpt
Quantification of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in blood may aid in the identification of patients at highest risk for developing CMV disease, the evaluation of new therapeutics, and the prompt recognition of drug-resistant CMV strains. A branched-DNA (bDNA) assay was developed for the reliable quant...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Antiviral Agents
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
- DNA, Viral
- Disease Progression
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Ganciclovir
- Genotype
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Leukocytes
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear